Tag: Joseph Lawler

"I think it's one of the worst bills that's ever been passed through Congress," said Senate Finance chairman. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Orrin Hatch: Dodd-Frank is worse than Obamacare

Joseph Lawler · February 13, 2017 9:23 pm

Starting in 2011, a small city in central Pennsylvania employed a tax system unique among U.S. cities. It taxed properties based on the value of land, not on the value of structures.

The short life of Pennsylvania’s radical tax reform

Joseph Lawler · February 13, 2017 5:01 am

The Cato Institute's Mark Calabria (pictured second from the left) is a top critic of former President Barack Obama's Wall Street reform laws. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Libertarian finance guru heads to Pence’s office

Joseph Lawler · February 9, 2017 7:49 pm

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said President Trump will offer an "outline" for comprehensive tax reform in a matter of weeks. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Spicer: Comprehensive tax reform outline coming in weeks

Joseph Lawler · February 9, 2017 7:41 pm

Group says government broke a contract when it cut dividends paid by the Fed to its member banks.
(AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Banks sue government over cut to Fed dividends

Joseph Lawler · February 9, 2017 7:21 pm

Announcement "will be phenomenal, in terms of tax," the president said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump promises tax announcement in two to three weeks

Joseph Lawler · February 9, 2017 5:49 pm

Unlike other members of the upper chamber, David Perdue has harshly criticized the tax idea in the press and actively tried to sway his colleagues against it. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Perdue emerging as top GOP critic of import tax

Joseph Lawler · February 9, 2017 4:14 pm

On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits in the previous week. Economists in the private sector had expected jobless claims to tick up to a still-low 250,000. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Jobless claims running at 44-year low

Joseph Lawler · February 9, 2017 1:31 pm

Trump on Wednesday morning criticized Nordstrom's decision to drop his daughter Ivanka Trump's clothing line, calling it "terrible." (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)

Trump’s Nordstrom tweet raises ethics concerns

Joseph Lawler · February 8, 2017 9:45 pm

General counsel Scott Alvarez played a major role in the central bank's response to the financial crisis. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Top behind-the-scenes Fed official to step down

Joseph Lawler · February 8, 2017 5:11 pm

President Trump signed an order Friday to review the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law, which could pit banks against retailers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Dodd-Frank replacement bill brings big lobbying battle over swipe fees

Joseph Lawler · February 8, 2017 5:01 am

Yellen's senate appearance will be her first in Congress during the new Trump administration. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Janet Yellen to testify on Valentine’s Day

Joseph Lawler · February 7, 2017 6:40 pm